Ku-ring-gai Bushfire Expo
Mr ALISTER HENSKENS (Wahroonga) (18:05): We are coming up to bushfire season, and it is more important than ever to ensure that our communities are ready for any bushfires this summer. I recently attended the bushfire expo hosted by Ku-ring-gai Council, the Rural Fire Service, the State Emergency Service, the Neighbourhood Watch, the NSW Police Force, and NSW Fire and Rescue and spoke with representatives of each of them about how to prepare for the upcoming bushfire season. My electorate of Wahroonga is surrounded by beautiful bushland and an abundance of trees. Whilst we are fortunate to live in this environment, the bushland brings some risk during summer. It is important that, as we head into the hotter months of the year, residents are ready for any emergency that could unfold. There are resources available for accurate bushfire information that residents of my electorate and the rest of New South Wales can access, including the Rural Fire Service's website, the Hazards Near Me app, the Bush Fire Information Line and so on. I thank all the agencies for this informative event.